title: Synthesis of turkey Pit-1 mRNA variants by alternative splicing and transcription initiation.
abstract: The gene encoding turkey Pit-1/GHF-1 (tPit-1) spans approximately 12 kilobases (kb) and consists of 7 exons. One exon, which is located between exons 2 and 3, is designated exon 2a and codes for 38 amino acids not found in mammalian Pit-1. Because all tPit-1 variants contain exon 2a, they are denoted with an asterisk (*) to distinguish them from comparable mammalian Pit-1s. Three tPit-1 variants are generated by alternative splicing and transcription initiation. Splicing of exon 1 to an alternative acceptor splice site in exon 2 results in a 28 amino acid insertion in tPit-1beta* relative to tPit-1*. A transcript unique to the turkey has been identified by RT-PCR and RNase mapping. This transcript, designated tPit-1W*, arises following transcription initiation upstream of the alternative acceptor splice site in exon 2. In turkey pituitary, the mRNA for the tPit-1* variant is the most abundant, the tPit-1W* variant is intermediate, and the tPit-1beta* variant is the least abundant.
authors.affiliation: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Blacksburg 24061-0306, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurima
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Weatherly
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sharova
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005091:Exons; D005796:Genes; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D012474:Salmon; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D050817:Transcription Factor Pit-1; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D014422:Turkeys
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C494186:Pou1f1 protein, rat; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D050817:Transcription Factor Pit-1; D014157:Transcription Factors